The situation in the craft room is dire. At first glance, this disaster appears to be the result of a tornado, tsunami, hurricane or other act of God. It actually was caused by:

• Getting married and sacrificing your office to be the ManCave. All shipping supplies or anything remotely arty got dumped into the craft room.
• Rushed holiday crafting and shoving half-finished projects and leftover supplies onto every available surface before hurrying out of town.
• Having your fabric bins stolen lovingly giving away your fabric bins to your husband so he can use them for god knows what.
• Not ever needing to iron anything (hey this ironing board makes a great clutter collector!)

This is a great example of how clutter attracts clutter until it’s out of control. Don’t let this happen to you! Nip it in the bud. Or if it does get out of control, don’t get overwhelmed, just attack it in an orderly manner.

Here’s how I approach it. (more…)